hi, i’m jasmine!
I’m an independent writer working on an “anthropology of disruption.” I used to be a product manager and AI policy researcher, but quit my job last year to get into full-time sense-making instead.
San Francisco is the happeningest place in the world right now, and I believe the technologies/memes/dogmas that infuse this place are of tremendous global consequence. It’s my aim to cover them here. Currently, that means topics like the AGI race (ft. a book!), the politics/culture of Silicon Valley, and “agency” as an individual and community resource.
New essays and podcasts come out weekly. My work is fully supported via subscriptions and grants. If you like something, consider a paid subscription for $8/month or $50/year. I’m hoping to become financially sustainable by the end of 2025 so I can keep doing this next year!
I occasionally publish reporting in other outlets (WSJ, BI, SF Standard) and have been quoted in places like the NYT, Bloomberg, and PBS. You can find a full list of media appearances here.
If you have story tips, reading recommendations, or points of contention, shoot me an email!
about me
I am also cofounder and director of Reboot, a nonprofit publication and community reimagining techno-optimism for a better collective future. We publish the print magazine Kernel.
Previously, I was a product manager at Substack, where I spent 4 years building our first community features, advanced publishing, and podcast/video tools. I’ve worked on AI policy at Mozilla, Schmidt Futures, and the International Climate Development Institute in Taipei. I graduated from Stanford with a degree in Sociology.
I live in San Francisco. If we run into each other on the street, say hi :)
thank you
This project is made possible by the generous support of Emergent Ventures, (m)otherboard, and paid subscribers.
I can’t write without this community support. If you’ve learned from, resonated with, or been challenged by my work, consider a paid subscription, or email me directly if you’d like to offer more substantial support. (And if you can’t afford it, consider sharing a post with a friend instead!)
Now is the best time in the world to be a writer, and I’m so grateful to get to do this. Thank you!
—Jasmine Wenyi Sun
